Chocolate Chex Caramel Crunch

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This Chocolate Chex mix is easy and delicious. Brown sugar and butter turn into caramel goodness that surrounds chocolate cereal squares for a scrumptious, crunchy snack.

Ingredients

8 cups Chocolate Chex® cereal
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vanilla baking chips

Directions

1 Place cereal in a large microwave-safe bowl; set aside. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
2 In a 2-cup microwave-safe measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth.
3 Stir baking soda into sugar mixture, stirring until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave coated cereal on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute.
4 Spread cereal mixture over the prepared cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-sized pieces.
5 In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot).
6 Drizzle melted baking chips over snack. Refrigerate until set, 10 minutes or longer. Store in a tightly covered container.